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Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour

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Oxford City and University Walking Small Group PUBLIC Tour

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Daily shared public tour: Daily shared PUBLIC Individual tickets lasting 90-120 minutes

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Highlights

This is a small group tour with typically under 5 persons and limited to max 14 persons. Minimum numbers to book may apply to book- currently minimum 3 or 4 adults applies to book. Our competitors run tours with much larger numbers than we do, so one advantage of booking our tour, is a more personalised service.


This tour will include entry into at least one or more colleges- which college/s will vary from day to day.


See Oxford and England's history will be brought alive on this unique small-group guided walking tour of the city and university traditions. See inside colleges with any chargeable entrance fees included in your tour. The 90 to 120-minute long tour will feature storytelling about student life, college traditions, Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, CS Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien and even Harry Potter!


Notice: please see What's not included section for details of university graduation dates as most colleges are closed on such dates.

Itinerary

  • Wadham College(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Which colleges we visit inside will vary from one tour to the next, depending on what is open from day to day. This college is free entry to visit yourselves.
  • Exeter College

    5 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college is where Tolkien was a student! It's also connected to JK Rowling.
  • Balliol College(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Which colleges we will visit will vary from day to day, depending on what is open from day to day. This college is worth £3 in entry fee and we often visit here during the tour.
  • Bodleian Library

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included
    We introduce the Bodleian and the Divinity school which is a Harry Potter film site at the Bodleian library. It costs £3 to enter the Divinity school and on dates, when no colleges may be open, the tour instead includes entry to the Divinity school. We do NOT visit inside the medieval library as it is not open to private guiding but we do introduce the library history and architecture from outside. We also present info about the filming of Harry Potter here.
  • Bridge of Sighs(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
  • Radcliffe Camera(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    An iconic Oxford sight
  • University Church of St. Mary the Virgin

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
  • Radcliffe Camera(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
  • All Souls College

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college is free entry and we sometimes visit here.
  • Brasenose College(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
  • Hertford College(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route.
  • Jesus College

    5 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college is where...Jesus studied in Oxford!!
  • St John's College

    20 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    We briefly introduce a range of colleges or sightseeing spots such as this one, on our route. This college, we usually visit during the tour, assuming it's open. Its' free entry.

What's included

INCLUDED

Entry fee worth £3 max per person is included.
PLEASE SEE EXCLUSIONS SECTION FOR DETAILS OF ANY CLOSURES TO VENUES.
The tour typically visits inside either Balliol or Exeter or St Johns college worth max £3 person
Your guide will give you a complementary ILoveOxford map, showing you of all the main sights.

NOT INCLUDED

Tour does NOT visit Bodleian, Christ church, Magdalen or New colleges ( which cost £8-£18)
Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
On graduation dates, we may not always be able to enter a college so see graduation dates below:
2025 Graduation dates includes....
May 31, July 19 + 29, Aug 1 + 2 + 9, Sep 26 + 27, Nov 7+ 8+9+14 +15 of 2025

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Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges during Covid19 and on graduation dates or Xmas period from approx. Dec 22nd to Jan 2nd
Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
Graduation dates- please see 'EXCLUSIONS' section.

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